I've always been intrigued by the male ruddy ducks. When a male is in courting mode, it gets all gussied up and then puts on quite a display for the ladies, hoping to impress one or more female by its unbelievable dexterity as it arches and extends its neck backwards, right over its back....just like this good lookin' fella. Photo was taken in 2011 at Floating Island Lake.[/url]IMG_7150E by Paula L. Jensen, on Flickr[/img]